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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



0-10 EDWARD VII., A. 1910 



OAT PLOTS. 



The quantity of seed sown per acre on the oat plots was about 2 bushels in 1889 

 and 1890; 1^ bushels from 1891 to 1893, and 2 bushels from 1894 to 1908, inclusive. 

 The varieties used ware as follows: In 1889, Early English; in 1890 to 1893, Prize 

 Cluster; and from 1894 to 1908, inclusive, the Banner. In 1908, Banner was sown 

 May 16 and the plots were harvested August 12. 



TABLE III.— EXPERIMENTS WITH FERTILIZERS ON PLOTS OF OATS. 



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Fertilizers api:)lied each year from 1889 to 

 1898 or 1899. No fertilizers used from 

 that time to 1905. Clover sown in 1899 

 and each year after to 1905 with the grain 

 and ploughed under in the autumn. In 

 1905 G-7-8 fertilizers again applied as in 

 1898. Clover discontinued. 



Barn-yard manure, well rotted, 15 tons per 

 acre each year to 1898, inclusive. No 

 manure used from 1899 to 1905. In 1905- 

 6-7-8, 15 tons per acre were again used.. . 



Barn-yard manure, fresh, 15 tons per acre 

 each year to 1898, inclusive. No manure 

 used from 1899 to 1905. In 100o-6-7-8, 15 

 tons per awe were again used 



Unmnnured from the beginning 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 500 lbs. per acre, used each year from 

 1888 to 1897, inclusive. In 1898 and 1899 

 a similar weight of the Thomas' phos- 

 phate was used. No fertilizer used from 

 1900 to 190.5. In 1905-6-7-8 fertilizer 

 again used as in 1899 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finelyground, 

 500 lbs., nitrate of soda, 200 lbs. per acre, 

 used each vear from 1888 to 1897, inclu- 

 sive. In 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. of the 

 Thomas' phosph.ite were used in place of 

 the mineral phosphate. No fertilizers 

 used from 1900 to 1905. In 1905-G-7-8 

 fertilizers again used as in 1899 



Barn-yard manure, partly rotted and ac- 

 tively fermenting, 6 tons per acre, min- 

 eral phosphate, untreated, finelyground, 

 500 lbs. per acre, composted together, in- 

 timately mixed and allowed to heat for 

 several daj^s before using, applied each 

 year from 1888 to 1897, inclusive. In 1898 

 500 lbs. of Thomas' phosphate were used 

 in place of the mineral phosphate. No 

 fertilizers used from 1899 to 1905. In 

 1905-()-7-8, fertilizers again used as in 1898. 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely ground, 

 5C0Ibs., nitrate of soda, 200 lbs., wood 

 ashes, imleached, 1,000 lbs. jier acre, used 

 each year from 188S to 1897, inclusive. In 

 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. of the Thomas' 

 phosphate were used in i)hvce of the min- 

 eral )jhi)spliato. No fertilizers used from 

 1900 to 1903. In 1905-6-7-8 fertilizers 

 again used as in 1899 .' 



Mineral phosphate, untreated, finely gruund, 

 500 lbs. wood ashes, unleached, 1,500 lbs. 

 per acre used each year from 1888 to 1897, 

 inclusive. In 1898 and 1899, 500 lbs. of 

 Thomas' phosphate were used in place of 

 the mineral phosphate. No fertilizers 

 used from 190O to 1905. In 1905-6-7-8 

 fertilizers again used as in 1899 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Nineteen Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



52 32r^g 



55 

 34 



25^ 

 32: c 



36 29Jj 



48 22'^ 



49 2/„ 



49 



43 32jV 



Yield 



, of 

 Straw. 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



31G0 



3336 

 1702 



20th Season, 1908. 

 Variety, 

 Banner. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Per acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



Yield 



of 

 Straw . 



Per acre 



Lbs. 



1923 



2719 



2766 



31 26 1300 



35 10 

 15 30 



22 12 



30 — 



1400 

 580 



940 



1180 



27 2 



3111 



2514 



23 18 



22 32 



1080 



940 



960 



Average Yield 



FOR 



Twenty Years. 



Yield 



of 

 Grain. 



Yield 



of 

 Straw . 



Per acre. Per acre 



Bush. lbs. 



51 30,,^ 



54 2411 

 34 0;% 



36 4?J 



47 25 



47 33 



47 25J8 



Lbs. 



3067 



3240 

 1G46 



1874 



2642 



2682 



3002 



42 30iJ 2437 



